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Sorry If I Got Some Hopes Up Too High

Like I said, I was not predicting it would be today - only hoping. Anyway there's always tomorrow...

Love you all and don't worry, it's gonna happen pretty soon. Ya'll have been great. It's been fun playing with you - I mean sharing with you our hopes and dreams. :)

Congrats to all who must order now and enjoy a great computer it is already anyway.

If you need me, I'll be over at the new 8-core Clovertown Mac Pro Details Emerging thread. :p
 
Multimedia said:
Like I said, I was not predicting it would be today - only hoping. Anyway there's always tomorrow...

Love you all and don't worry, it's gonna happen pretty soon. Ya'll have been great. It's been fun playing with you - I mean sharing with you our hopes and dreams. :)


This means I can open the box now?
 
Installing RAM Yourself Is Incredibly Easy

richard4339 said:
I was told in our local Apple Store that as long as you brought Apple your third party HDD/RAM, they'd install it for $30. Is that true?
Installing RAM yourself is a no brainer. It can easily be done by a very young child.
 
richard4339 said:
I was told in our local Apple Store that as long as you brought Apple your third party HDD/RAM, they'd install it for $30. Is that true?

There's step-by-step instructions that comes in your Mac's manual that directs you how to install RAM. The HD replacement, i'd recommend you bring it in to an Apple Store for installation
 
Wonder why the wait from Apple?

Bummer... Must be some technical difficulty in putting the C2D in a MacBook of any kind.... Otherwise, I wonder why they are waiting so long? Apple is usually the first out with the new stuff, now they are last... Bummer... :confused:
 
Well, guess I should just enjoy my current 15.4" MacBook Pro 2.16Ghz then :D

Oh wait, I have been doing that for quite some time now ;)
 
Apple might wish they were still getting their processors from IBM or Motorola... at least back in those days they could point the finger at someone else when it took forever between updates. Hopefully Intel isn't giving them more than they can handle.
 
I am wondering now whether it is even worth spending the money. Hell for 2,000 bucks I can get a decent notebook with tons of extras. I just dont know what to do :confused:
 
Mr.Gadget said:
I wonder why they are waiting so long? Apple is usually the first out with the new stuff, now they are last...

Apple is nothing if not marketing geniuses (IMO) esp. since the onset of OS X (and Steve Jobs). While my first reaction is "WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL US SOMETHING!," if I think about it, their proclivity to tight-lipped secrecy actually attracts more attention (as well as frustration) than other companies who lay it all out there.

Still doesn't make sense...at least not to me. And while I don't like it...I feel like they must know what they're doing.
 
first time mac buyer

A couple years ago I really wanted to make the switch, but at the time I couldn't afford it, and I opted for a PC. Now, I'm getting into pro design, and I need a Mac to be on the industry standard (plus I'm not a fan of Windows). So,the Macbook Pro is what I'm planning on purchasing - just waiting for the C2D version. I have a couple questions, which I'm going to ask here since this is the most active forum. :)

1. What, if any, Anti-virus software should I use?
2. My current Sony Vaio has a beautiful glossy screen, but for pro design would I be better off with the matte finish on my MBP?

Thanks! I've enjoyed reading these forums, even though I became slightly depressed and nearly went into denial after a MBP upgrade wasn't announced Monday.
 
Apple Definitely Knows What They Are Doing - Usually

shadowlander said:
Apple is nothing if not marketing geniuses (IMO) esp. since the onset of OS X (and Steve Jobs). While my first reaction is "WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL US SOMETHING!," if I think about it, their proclivity to tight-lipped secrecy actually attracts more attention (as well as frustration) than other companies who lay it all out there.

Still doesn't make sense...at least not to me. And while I don't like it...I feel like they must know what they're doing.
My sentiments as well. Probably meeting the challenge to get rid of heat and moos as well as adding the HD Bay. Ramping up quantities so it can be for sale when announced. Etc Etc Etc.
 
4God said:
New MacBook Pros tomorrow, trust me - a silent update.


I really hope you are right.

I can't pick up my new laptop until mid October, but it would be nice to at least know I can buy it. plus, with all of the quality problems Apple is having of late, it would be nice to know if there are issues or not.
 
gonnabuyamac said:
1. What, if any, Anti-virus software should I use?

None. There are currently no known viruses for MacOS X (though there are some known security exploits) so there isn't any need for anti-virus software. This doesn't mean that there will never be such a need -- but right now there isn't.
 
tteerts said:
Apple might wish they were still getting their processors from IBM or Motorola... at least back in those days they could point the finger at someone else when it took forever between updates. Hopefully Intel isn't giving them more than they can handle.

jaigo said:
I doubt that we will get anything until about after thanksgiving. Apple sucks ass. :mad:


How is this "forever" between updates? I don't get it. The damn chips haven't been available but a couple weeks, and supplies of the top of their line limited still. Why does Apple "suck ass"? Because you bought off on a rumor, and got into all the hype of something that might happen? Wah. Let's shed a tear.

Others have "announced" they have them [C2D], and what they plan to do with them, but are they shipping them? No, in most cases. In another couple of weeks the answer will be different, as the new ones start to ship. Just because you can configure it on their site doesn't mean anything. When does it ship?

Apple has always had their game face set when they make announcements. They say, "Now shipping."

Meaning, go buy it and here it comes. Not, go buy it and it'll be a few weeks. It might take a day or two for the local Apple store to have them in, or they might be there already.


The point is, this isn't the longest wait in the world, and the world isn't about to end over a few days, weeks, or even three months of difference. Try YEARS, then come and complain.

In the real world, they need a steady enough supply of chips to meet the demand, and to have a product that works. Just because you've known about the chip, what it "does", etc., as public knowledge for 6 months, doesn't mean Apple is 6 months behind the curve. Just because other manufacturer's have told you what they plan to do with their stock of chips doesn't make apple behind the curve. If they had been shipping units for 8 - 12 weeks, and Apple still had nothing, then you can say behind the curve. Or maybe when the rest of the world is shipping processors that are twice as fast, then you can say behind the curve.

Off by a couple of days, or even a couple of weeks? Give me a break. How many times has someone b****ed about something Apple "might be doing", just for the end result to blow up in their face while Apple shows their true innovation? Thread 500, anyone?

Like it or not, Apple's are a targeted product still. While they are reaching out to embrace the entire market more openly, they're still getting there. So if you're mad a Apple because they haven't told you what they "plan" to do, have they ever really operated like that? "Yeah, we're going to take this PowerMac in about 8 weeks and drop in these..." Nope, not really. Now for the OS, that's a different ball game all together. We're talking the machine, not the software.



Wow. Was that all bottled up or what? :eek:

:D
 
tteerts said:
Apple might wish they were still getting their processors from IBM or Motorola... at least back in those days they could point the finger at someone else when it took forever between updates. Hopefully Intel isn't giving them more than they can handle.

Good point!

Remember though, Apple has to Bid on processors with MANY other companies now. The delay could be caused by Supply, R&D on the new systems, a special event, or some other strange item in nature!

Fact is, not all laptop manufacturers are shipping C2D systems yet. A few are, some are merely announced, and some have plans to announce.

Apple is behind by not being one of the fist few companies with C2D, but they are also Not, simply because not all are shipping yet.

Totally off topic...
Time for a quick salad and sandwich, I am hungry :)
 
ThunderLounge said:
Apple has always had their game face set when they make announcements. They say, "Now shipping."

Meaning, go buy it and here it comes. Not, go buy it and it'll be a few weeks. It might take a day or two for the local Apple store to have them in, or they might be there already.

Wow, since when? Apple frequently make announcements along the lines of "shipping next month". They done it with PowerMacs, they done it with PowerBooks. Even the current MacBook Pros were announced on January 10th 2006 as "shipping next month". Furthemore, in reality, most MBPs ordered in early January didn't ship for over a month and a half later.

Even now, Apple's iTV is not expected to be available until half a year after the announcement.

In short, Apple are NOT the kind of company who only announce items that are ready to ship. They are the kind of company that currently, and in the past, announces upcoming items that will be available soon, but are not ready to ship.
 
Just for fun, how about a conspiracy theory...

I'm wondering if Apple is purposely waiting for the "end of the back to school rush" ship date (determined by Apple) + 14 days... avoiding a bunch of returns and exchanges??


Hmmm.....;)
 
What gets me is, we know what the industry has to offer now. Intel is not as secretive as the PPC folks were. We know the C2D is available and many have adopted it already. There must be something unrelated to the C2D that Apple is holding back. Maybe they are putting in HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drives or maybe it is a battery issue or cooling issue in trying to keep the 1" form factor...
I'm bummed only because I wanted to get a MBP or a MacPro as my first Mac and was hoping to do so this week. But, I will wait. No sense in getting either when the MBP will be Core 2 and the MacPro will get the Quad Core which will make today's high end Macs tomorrows mid or bottom level. So... What I get today would be great, but by a month from now (potentially) my $3000 purchase will be steeply discounted.
 
shadowx said:
Just for fun, how about a conspiracy theory...

I'm wondering if Apple is purposely waiting for the "end of the back to school rush" ship date (determined by Apple) + 14 days... avoiding a bunch of returns and exchanges??


Hmmm.....;)


Would that be the back to school in US or UK??

If UK then that would mean around the 26th October..... ...interesting?
 
i just want a damn MBP i have been waiting for core 2 duo mbp for months, theres no point in giving in now thou, other wise it would of been pointless waiting all this time

come on wednesday update!
 
blu-ray/hd

if it is a hardware issue holding up the release, then a new generation optical drive is a distinct posibility. The fab plants are churning them out as quickly as possible, but suplies are very limited, almost non existent especially for the notebook market.

Sony have gone some on sale (not suprising due to their involvement) as have Asus (again not suprising as they make their own)
 
840quadra said:
Good point!

Remember though, Apple has to Bid on processors with MANY other companies now. The delay could be caused by Supply, R&D on the new systems, a special event, or some other strange item in nature!

Fact is, not all laptop manufacturers are shipping C2D systems yet. A few are, some are merely announced, and some have plans to announce.

Apple is behind by not being one of the fist few companies with C2D, but they are also Not, simply because not all are shipping yet.

Totally off topic...
Time for a quick salad and sandwich, I am hungry :)

yeah i just went into three different "superstores" for electronics goods etc in my home town - not one of them had a single core 2 duo laptop anywhere to be seen. That could just be that they are crappy shops but i think it also shows that core 2 duo is hardly standard yet
 
shadowx said:
Just for fun, how about a conspiracy theory...

At this point, I really doubt that it's a theory. That date is throwing up way too many flags. Ipod deal timing, MacExpo, etc. If they do announce it sooner I doubt it will ship before then.
 
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